Reeling: Japan Japan

Director/writer Lior Shamriz borrows the loose production styles of the French New Wave—including the use of split screens, handheld cameras, jump cuts, long takes, stills and fast motion—to tell the story of Imri, a nineteen-year-old Israeli gay man who dreams of moving to Japan. Unfortunately, getting there isn't easy, as he seems bound to Tel Aviv. Japan Japan dares to be an inventive, thoughtful film: with a plethora of "departing" songs integrated into the soundtrack, including ABBA's SOS, the film is part music video, part documentary, and part coming of age story.